List of public art in Solihull
This is a list of public art in Solihull, in the West Midlands county of England. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork in museums.
Town Centre
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Family Outing | Mell Square 52°24′48″N 1°46′33″W / 52.413455°N 1.775802°W |
1985 | John Ravera | statue | Bronze | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council |
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Pyramid | Mell Square 52°24′48″N 1°46′33″W / 52.413450°N 1.775965°W |
2010 | Zantium Studios | Mosaic pyramid | mosaic | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | It replaced a chess board [1] Temporarily removed while a Christmas ice rink was in Mell Square. From November 2015 to January 2016.
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The Horse and Horse Tamer Group | Malvern Park 52°24′40″N 1°46′16″W / 52.411113°N 1.771022°W |
1874 | Joseph Boehm | statue | Bronze | Grade II listed[2] | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Originally in the gardens of Tudor Grange (nearby Solihull College). Donated by Oliver Bird to the Borough of Solihull in 1944. Presented to the council in 1953. Vandalised in 2012. Restored by donations by the end of that year.
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Solihull Interchange | sculpture | Bronze | Centro | Outside Solihull Station until at least 2009. Since Chiltern Railways did the station up around 2012, the interchange sculpture seems to have gone!
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Bickenhill
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Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Notes |
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Take Off | Roundabout on Bickenhill Lane on the approach to Birmingham Airport 52°26′48″N 1°43′48″W / 52.4466°N 1.7300°W |
c. 1989 | Walenty Pytel | sculpture | Steel | Birmingham Airport | Commemorates 40 years of peace in Europe [3]
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Elmdon
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Twitters | Elmdon Park, Elmdon 52°26′28″N 1°46′05″W / 52.441224°N 1.768112°W |
2003 | Sculpture | Wood | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | It is carved from a tree that was removed from the park. It resembles an owl
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Elmdon Park Totem Pole | Elmdon Park, Elmdon 52°26′32″N 1°46′17″W / 52.442358°N 1.771462°W |
2004 | Totempole | Wood | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | The totem pole was created from ideas put forward by local schools, after an Oaks and Shires event in 2004.
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Olton
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Saxon King on Horse | Olton railway station 52°26′17″N 1°48′18″W / 52.438151°N 1.805046°W |
John McKenna | Statue | Steel | Centro |
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Shirley
Haslucks Green Road
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Shark | Haslucks Green Road, Shirley 52°24′41″N 1°50′08″W / 52.411330°N 1.835440°W |
1990s | Sculpture | Fibreglass and bricks | Comdean Ltd | Was a scuba diving shop here [4]
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Shirley Park
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Donkey Derby | Shirley Park - Shirley 52°24′38″N 1°49′41″W / 52.410686°N 1.828087°W |
2014 | Zantium Studios | Circular pavement Mosaic | Glass tiles | 2m diameter | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | [5]
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Native Butterflies | Shirley Park - Shirley 52°24′37″N 1°49′51″W / 52.410369°N 1.830933°W |
2014 | Zantium Studios | Circular pavement Mosaic | Glass tiles | 2m diameter | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | [5]
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Maze | Shirley Park - Shirley 52°24′37″N 1°49′49″W / 52.41027°N 1.830337°W |
2014 | Zantium Studios | Circular pavement Mosaic | Glass tiles | 2m diameter | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | [5]
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Giant Tortoise | Shirley Park - Shirley 52°24′39″N 1°49′42″W / 52.410843°N 1.828441°W |
2014 | Robot Cossey | Wooden sculpture | Oak | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Carved from oak trees felled from the park [6]
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Wildlife Totem Pole | Shirley Park - Shirley 52°24′39″N 1°49′42″W / 52.410843°N 1.828441°W |
2014 | Robot Cossey | Wooden sculpture | Oak | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Carved from oak trees felled from the park [6]
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Training Shoe Bench | Shirley Park - Shirley 52°24′38″N 1°49′43″W / 52.410529°N 1.828543°W |
2014 | Robot Cossey | Wooden sculpture | Oak | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Carved from oak trees felled from the park [6]
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Public art in Solihull.
- ^ "Pyramid". Zantium Studios.
- ^ Historic England. "Statue of Horse and Horse Tamer in Malvern Park (Grade II) (1342851)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "PMSA". pmsa.org.uk.
- ^ "PMSA". pmsa.org.uk.
- ^ a b c "Shirley Park". Zantium Studios.
- ^ a b c "Shirley Park, Solihull". Robot Cossey.
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